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J. B. BATT.

` FREIGHT GAR DOOR. No. 352,731. Patented Nov. 16.1886.

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l JOHN B. BATT, OF WILLIAMSVILLE, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO LORENZ GERHARD, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

FREIGHT-CAR DOOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters,Pateni: No. 352,731, dated November 16, 1886.

Application filed August 30, 1886.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known thatv I, J oHN B. BATT, of Williamsville, in thel county of Erie and State of New York, have invented a new' and useful Improvement in Freight- Car Doors, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention has for its object to provide freight-cars with swinging doors or gates arranged inside of the car and adapted to close the entrance in the sides of the car, whereby grain, coal, and other material in bulk can be conveniently transported and conned in the car independently of the sliding doors, .which are arranged on the outside ofthe car, the swinging gates or doorsl being so constructed that they can be readily swung out of the way when not required.

The invention consists of the improvement, which will be hereinafter fully set forth, and pointed out in the claims;

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a fragmentary side elevation of a freight-carv provided with my improvement. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section in line x x, Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary vertical section of the inside of the car, with the swinging gate swung down out of the way. Fig. 4 is a similar view show ing the swinging gat-eraised to close the entrance. Fig. 5 is a vertical section in line y y, Fig. 1, the swinging gate being swung down. Fig. 6 is a vertical section in line w w, Fig. 5.

Like letters of reference refer to like parts in the several figures.

A represents onbe of the sides'of an ordinary freightcar, B the floor, C the usual entrance formed in the side of the car, and D the sliding door, which is arranged on the outside of the car in the usual manner for closing the entrance to the car.

E represents a swinging door or gate arranged inside ofthe car, and adapted to close the entrance C, or the lower portion thereof.

The gate or door E is. hinged at its bottom to the floor of the car, between the vertical posts f f, on opposite sides of the entrance C,

so that the gate can swing outwardly or inwardly between the posts f f. The gate E is preferably constructed of sheet-iron, and is secured at its lower end to a rod, g, the ends Serial No. 212,146.' (No model.)

of which are journaled in holes g, formed in 5o the lower edges of the posts f.

H H represent pivoted wings or stops, which are seated in vertical slots h formed in the posts f. The slots h open outward intothe entrance or space between the two postsf, and 5 5` extend into the posts far enough to allow the stops, when moved back into the slots, to be concealed by the posts, andpermit the gate to swing past the posts without coming in contact with the stops. The stops H are pivoted in 6o the slots h at their lower ends` and the stops preferably increase in width gradually toward their top. Upon turning the stops H on the pivots outwardly the upper outer edges of the stops will project into the space between the two posts on opposite sides ofthe entrance C, and prevent the gate E, when raised, from swinging outwardly past the stops, as shown in Fig. 2.

The stops H are each provided near their 7o in Figs. 1 and 2, and lock the stops in this po- 8o sition. When the gate E is raised and the stops Hproject out of the slots in the postsf, the grain orrother material contained in the car will hold the gate in a vertical position across the entrance C and against the stops, thus closing the entrance. Upon drawing the stops H into the slots, when desired'to unload the car, the pressure of the grain or other material in the car will force the gate outwardj until the outer lower edge rests upon the'edge 9c of the lioor, aslshown in dotted lines in Fig.

5. When the gate is in this position,it forms a convenient support or bridge over which the material can descend in unloading the car. When the gate'E is not required to be used,it 95 is swung inwardly until it rests upon the floor,

as shown in full lines in Fig. 5.' The iioor is Vrecessed or cut away'at k to receive the gate and permit the gate to drop into the recess, with its upper side on alevel with the door of the car. The gate,when in this p0sition,is e11- tirely out of the way and does not obstruct any of the licor-space of the car.

I claim as my invention- A l. In a freight-car, the combination, with the posts of the side opening and the caroor, of a swinging door, hinged at its bottom to swing between said posts inwardly to the cariloor and outwardly to the bottom of the side opening, whereby the door can be swung upon the bottom of the car-Hoor when not required for use, or be swung out for discharging the cargo, substantially as set forth.

2. In a freight-car, the combination, with the posts of the side opening and the car-floor, of a swinging door, hinged at its bottom to swing between said posts inwardly to the caroor and outwardly to the bottom of said open ing, and stops attached to said posts by pivots arranged at right angles to `the pivots ofthe cardoor, whereby the stops can be projected into the side opening 0f the car, thereby preventing the door from swinging outwardly beyond said stops, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination, with the posts f, provided in 'their inner faces with recesses h, of stops H, pivoted in said recesses, and a door, E, pivoted at its bottom to swing between said posts inwardly to the car-lioor and outwardly to the bottom of the side opening, whereby said stops can be projected into the side opening to bear against the outer side of the door and prevent the latter from moving outwardly beyond said stops, substantially as set forth.

Witness my hand this 25th day of August,

JOHN B. BATT.

Vitnesses:

CARL F. GEYER, JN0. J. BONNER. 

